Penn Central Car Movements #78 / N.Y.C.T.L. Grain Train Ops Part 2

 Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #78!!

P.C.C.M. #78, a one weekend three layout Grain Train virtual op with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division forwarding loaded grain cars to the Pier 16 Grain Silos for overseas export continues today. 

We pick up the action with the 16 Job pulling the grains cars from Rock Ridge Cargill out of the Pier 16 yard. They'll take the scenic route to the Pier 16 Silos by going down track #9 to the right and then back to the Silos on track #8E to the left.

The 16 Job shoves the cars from Rock Ridge along on Track #8E as a truck hostler prepares to spot a trailer on the T.O.F.C Ramp. The cars from Empire Grain wait on track #8A. 

The Rock Ridge boys are shoved into Pier 16 Silos track #1 for unloading.

A few hours later the 16 Job couples up to a block of the Empire Grain Hoppers.

Grain Hoppers from Empire Grain get shoved to the Pier 16 Silos. Empty Grain Hoppers get pulled for return to Rock Ridge Cargill.

Empty grain hoppers and caboose #26043 going back to Rock Ridge Cargill are shoved into Track #4.

The head end of the Rock Ridge Cargill train includes AP emergency grain car #2794. RS-1s 9921 (ex PRR 5621) and 9909 (ex NYC 8109) were renumbered according to the 1966 pre merger agreement renumbering plan. 

The 16 Job couples up to another block of Empire Grain hoppers.

The 16 Job spots the Empire Grain hoppers at the Pier 16 Silos

The Grain Hoppers keep rolling in and the 16 Job's RS-1s are getting quite a workout.

Now empty, the Empire Grain hoppers are pulled from the silos.

The 16 Job brings a block of empty grain cars going back to Empire Grain to Terminal Yard.

Another block of Empire Grain empties are shoved into Track #1.

Fast forward several hours and we find Extra 7675 going to Rock Ridge Yard easing out of Track #4. Extra 6533 sitting on track #1 going to West Mill will follow shortly.

Extra 7675 rolls thru Bedford

Next stop Rock Ridge!!

Another train of inbound grain hoppers arrives at Terminal Yard. Extra 6533 will depart as soon as the yard lead is clear.

Extra 6533 heads out of Terminal Yard.

Extra 6533 rolls thru Bedford

Next stop West Mill!!

This concludes the NYCTL's portion of the Grain Train Ops.

Be sure to follow the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and

PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya soon!!